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Rebuilding a Torn Knuckle-Joint Side Ligament

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 26542

Rebuilds a torn ligament on the side of the joint where a finger or thumb meets the hand, restoring the sideways stability needed for pinching and gripping. It is used when a ligament has been torn away or stretched out and the joint gives way under load. The joint is usually splinted afterwards while the reconstruction heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rebuilding a Torn Knuckle-Joint Side Ligament cost?

$2,848

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,848 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$398 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,148 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,244Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$2,848

$661 physician + $2,188 facility

AK $7,120DE $1,631

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.